Broad Avenue Historic District


Broad Avenue Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Broad Avenue Historic District, April 2012
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Location	Roughly along Broad Ave., from 23rd to 31st Sts., Altoona, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°30′8″N 78°24′46″W / 40.50222°N 78.41278°W / 40.50222; -78.41278Coordinates: 40°30′8″N 78°24′46″W / 40.50222°N 78.41278°W / 40.50222; -78.41278
Area	30 acres (12 ha)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Italianate
NRHP Reference #	02000806^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 25, 2002

Broad Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 140 contributing buildings in a residential area of Altoona. The buildings were primarily built between 1880 and 1927, and reflect a number of popular architectural styles including Colonial Revival and Italianate. The area was developed as an early streetcar-oriented development in Altoona. Non-residential buildings include the Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church (c. 1895) and Broad Avenue United Methodist Church (1927).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Nancy L. Smith and Deborah Lamborn (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Broad Avenue Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-29.

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